Tease in Malayalam
കളിയാക്കുക (kaliyaakkuka) is to tease or make fun of somebody, built on the word for play, so teasing is turning a person into a game. It serves for friendly ribbing and for open mockery alike.
Most common translation
Tease, make fun of, ridicule.
ക്ലാസിൽ ഞങ്ങൾ ആരെയും കളിയാക്കുകയില്ല.
klaasil njangal aareyum kaliyaakkukayilla.
In class we do not tease anyone.
All Malayalam words for “tease”
- കളിയാക്കുക (kaliyaakkuka) — Tease, make fun of, ridicule.
- വാരുക (vaaruka) — Gather in handfuls, collect, store up; (fig.) amass wealth, take undue advantage of, make fun of, tease.
വാരുക (vaaruka) reaches teasing only as a figurative extension; its first meaning is to gather something up in handfuls.
Common questions
How do you say tease in Malayalam?
കളിയാക്കുക (kaliyaakkuka).
Is the word rude?
Not in itself. കളിയാക്കുക (kaliyaakkuka) runs from affectionate teasing among friends to real ridicule, and tone decides which it is.